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1. In Imperial China, before the communists did away with personal wealth, the wealthiest families who were landlords or warlords were expected, and usually did, take care of the poor...
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" Interesting idea, but you should leave it a year.. ." Summer 2012 Coming from a mentor to countless entrepreneurs, with an appetite for experiment, this was not the encouragement...
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It is my belief that the present chaotic economic situation could lead to a change of direction politically as dramatic as happened in 1906 (Lloyd George), 1944 (Beveridge) and 1979...
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Since 2009, the beginning of the economic recession and subsequent Government spending cuts, we have seen a multitude of initiatives to encourage increased giving from the private sector to fill...
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In his opening speech at Institute of Fundraising’s conference in London in July 2013 Mark Astarita , Director of Development British Red Cross, said that “whilst charity leaders [CEOs and...
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How effective is a government charity tax policy? It is axiomatic that philanthropy is a Good Thing, that citizens are more virtuous if they participate in philanthropy, and that governments...
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Imagine that yesterday, there was horrifying news of a natural catastrophe in a remote part of (say) Indonesia, with great loss of life and fearsome numbers of the population evacuated...
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I recently met with an expert in the field of psychology of philanthropy who asked me why does my family give proportionately such a large amount to philanthropy and why...
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There are 12,957 charitable foundations registered in Switzerland as of the end of 2012. This represents one foundation for every 650th Swiss citizen. The country is well recognized for its...
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UK giving may not be growing, but the number of ideas dreamt up to make people give more, or better, seems to be increasing. One method that has been around...

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